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File #: VA-2602    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Planning Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/4/2026 In control: Planning and Zoning Board
On agenda: 2/11/2026 Final action:
Title: VA-2602: Request for a variance to allow construction of an inground pool and spa within the front yard for the property at 422 N. Riverside Drive.
Attachments: 1. Public Notice Aerial Map, 2. Public Notice Signage, 3. Survey, 4. Pool Plan Set
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ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2602: Request for a variance to allow construction of an inground pool and spa within the front yard for the property at 422 N. Riverside Drive.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Molly Willmott and Richard Molesworth, Owners.

PROPOSED USE:
To add an inground custom pool and spa to the current residence.

REQUESTED ACTION:
Per Article III, Section 21-36.09(d), Front yard and side corner yard swimming pools are prohibited. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow construction of an inground custom pol and spa in the front yard facing the river.

PARCEL ID:
7450-02-01-0150

AREA:
0.3 acres

CURRENT LAND USE:
Single Family Residential

FLUM DESIGNATION:
Low Density Residential

ZONING DISTRICT:
R-1, Single Family Residential

VOTING DISTRICT:
District One - Council Person: Charlotte Hope Gillis
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting a variance to allow construction of an in ground pool and spa within the front yard. According to Article III of the Land Development Code, swimming pools and spas are not permitted within front yards or side corner yards.










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Site Plan:




Staff Review:

According to Article IX, Section 21-100.04(d), Non-Administrative Variance, City of Edgewater's Land Development Code;
In order to grant a non-administrative variance, the P. & Z. Board shall make the following findings of fact:

1. That granting of the proposed variance is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan;
2. That granting of the proposed variance will not result in creating or continuing a use which is not compatible with adjacent uses in the area;
3. That granting of the proposed variance is the minimum action available to permit reasonable use of the property;
4. That the physical characteristics of the subject site ...

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